Is the lengthy Super Bowl pre-game show a case of pure overkill?
Only the first three hours. Note to CBS: if you’re going to air four hours of pregame, you really have to dazzle me with fancy graphics and in-depth analysis, plus statistical data to support the opinions of your fine studio team. Or, you could just have Bill Cowher and Shannon Sharpe face off in a tongue-twister reciting contest. Gracious! I never thought I’d need subtitles for an English-language broadcast. I’ve heard better English in a Godzilla movie. God forbid Frank Caliendo ever moves to CBS. Cowher and Sharpe would be dead. But at least the Fox pre-game crew would finally see a much-needed requiem from Caliendo’s dead-on ridicule. What about the vocal artistry of Queen Latifah and Carrie Underwood, who sang “America The Beautiful” and “The Star-Spangled Banner,” respectively, before the game? That was “America The Beautiful?” I guess it’s official now-the Queen can’t rap or sing. But that’s okay. Ever since Marvin Gaye sang the “Star Spangled Banner” at the 1993 NBA All Star ga
